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Otago Witness, Issue 1422, 22 February 1879, Page 14

AUCTIONS. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15th, 1879, At 2 o'clock. At Club Hotel, Invercargill. To Dairy Farmers, Breeders of Prize Stock, Speculators, and Others. MAGNIFICENT SUBURBAN FARMS AT INVERCARGILL. HENRY DRIVER (in conjunction with Messrs M'Ardell and Co., Invercargill) has received instructions from the Proprietor, who is leaving the Colony, to offer for sale, in the Long Room, Southland Club Hotel, Invercargill, on Saturday, 15th February, at 2 o'clock, THE WEST PLAINS ESTATE OF 1100 ACRES This property is situated s.t a distance of four mileß from Invercargill, and is without doubt the choicest suburb of that rapidly rising town, witbin a mile of the Waikwi Station on the Invercargill and Kington Railway. It comprises an area of over 1100 acres, the soil being a rich chocolate loam on a limestone formation. The whole Estate is perfectly free from floods. Surrounded with forest, and subdivided by hedges, it is thoroughly sheltered and is well-known in the district for its early and luxuriant growth of grass, cereals, and root crops. . , . i The West Plain is similar in character and appearance to the Valley of the Hutfc, Wellington, by which only is it equalled in the Colony. This Estate was originally bush land, cleared and cultivated some 17 years ago, and divided by live fences into 100-acre farms, subdivided into numerous paddocks ; having seven excellent dwellings, barns, stables, cattle-sheds for hand feeding dairy or fat cattle ; together with other necessary out-offices, and splendid orohards with a great variety of fruit trees in full bearing. The whole Estate is laid down in a rotation of English grass, cereals, and turnips, and the high class farming under which it has been conducted will commend itself to any one understanding the same on paying it a visit of inspection. The property will be sold, as already subdivided, in lots of 100 acres ; and as it is in many respects a specialty, a personal inspection is solicited. The Auctioneers have every confidence in recommending this Estate as suited for choice suburban residences, or as farro.B for raising prize stock, for which it is preeminently adapted. The following unprecedentedly easy terms of payment will be allowed :—: — 10 per cent, cash 10 per cent, six months 10 per cent, twelve months 70 per cent, five years With 8 per cent, interest added. For further particulars, apply to the N. Z. LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY CO., Dunedin, Invercargill, Oamaru, Timaru, and Christchurch ; Or to M'ARDELL & CO., Invercargill. FRIDAY, 14th MARCH 1879. At 2.30 o'clock. At Watson's Hotel, High street. To Capitalists, Speculators, , Farmers, and others. Important sale of 15,000 ACRES FREEHOLD and 16,000 ACRES LEASEHOLD. on the well-known BENMORE ESTATE, Southland. Divided into convenient sized Farms of 200 to 2000 acres. HE N R V D RIVER has received instructions from Messrs J. and T. Maben to offer for sale at Watsons' Hotel on Friday, March 14th, 1879, at 2.30 o'clock, The extensive and valuable Property known as BENMORE ESTATE, Comprising about 15,000 acres, laid off into farmßf armß of areas ranging from 200 to 2000 acres each. Benmore is situated ou the main line of railway from InvercargUl to Kingston, about 32 miles from the former place. The lino Bkirts the property, and there is a railway station within half a mile of the homestead. The land consists mostly of excellent agricultural soil, suitable for the growth of any description of grain and other crops, andean, with the exception of a small portion, be all ploughed. Good roads intersect the estate, and with railway communication close by the position is rendered an admirable one for the dispatch of produce to market. Benmore is surrounded by valuable properties, all being rapidly brought into a high state of cultivation, and since the productive nature of the soil in the district has become so well-known, the demand for land in the locality is constantly increasing, with a corresponding advance in value, i The leasehold, consisting of about 16,000 i acres, having four years to run, at the Goi vernment rent, will be divided similarly to the freehold, each purchaser obtaining a [ piece of country of about Bame extent. The leasehold will be given in, and as it is all commanded by the freehold blocks, the I buyers of these will be placed in the advau tageous position of retaining occupation hereafter almost on their own terms. With the object of encouraging small , farmers, the terms of payment will be of the . most liberal character, viz , a small deposit and the balance payable over a period of yearß. Any persons desiring to inspect the pro* gerty oan obtain a horse at Benmore Railway tatton provided by Messrs Maben, who